Participating in Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trials

The value of high-quality, large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in orthopaedic surgery is becoming well recognized; however, the efforts of investigators participating in RCTs are often underappreciated in areas such as academic merit. Within this manuscript, we discuss how involvement in a large-scale RCT can lead to benefits, such as improvements to clinical practice and decision-making as well as personal incentives. …